Paint Shop Pro X2 Keyboard Shortcuts for File, Edit, and View Functions

Keyboard shortcuts can save a lot of time, especially when working with an application with as many functions as Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Since there are a multitude of these shortcuts, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of these commands and what they do. This article is Part 1 of a three-part series and covers keyboard shortcuts found in the File, Edit, and View menus. Part 2 deals with keyboard shortcuts found in the Image, Adjust, Layers, Selections, and Window menus. Keyboard shortcuts relating to brushes and tools are discussed in Part 3 of this series.

File Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

• Close - Ctrl+F4 – Closes the current image.
• Delete Image - Ctrl+Delete – Deletes the current image from disk.
• Delete Workspace - Shift+Alt+D - Deletes a workspace from disk.
• Load Workspace - Shift+Alt+L - Loads a saved workspace.
• New - Ctrl+N – Creates a new image.
• Open - Ctrl+O – Opens an existing file.
• Print - Ctrl+P – Prints the current document.
• Save - Ctrl+S - Saves the current document.
• Save As - F12 – Saves the current document with a new name.
• Save Copy As - Ctrl+F12 – Saves a copy of the current document.
• Save for Office - Shift+F12 – Saves the current document in a format ready to be used in Microsoft Office.
• Save Workspace - Shift+Alt+S – Saves the current workspace.
• Start - Shift+C – Starts a screen capture.

Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

• Clear - Delete – Clears the current selection.
• Copy - Ctrl+C; Ctrl+Insert - Copies the current selection and places it in the clipboard.
• Cut - Shift+Delete; Ctrl+X – Cuts the current selection and places it in the clipboard.
• Paste As New Image - Ctrl+Shift+V; Shift+Insert – Pastes the information in the clipboard into a new image.
• Paste As New Layer - Ctrl+L; Ctrl+V – Pastes the information in the clipboard into the current image as a new layer
• Paste As New Selection - Ctrl+E – Pastes the information in the clipboard into the current image as a new selection.
• Paste As New Vector Selection - Ctrl+G - Pastes vector data from the clipboard into the current image as a new vector selection.
• Paste As Transparent Selection - Ctrl+Shift+E – Pastes information from the clipboard into the current image using a transparent background color.
• Paste Into Selection - Ctrl+Shift+L – Pastes information from the clipboard into the current selection.
• Redo - Shift+Alt+Backspace; Ctrl+Alt+Z - Redo the last command.
• Repeat - Ctrl+Y - Repeats the last action.
• Undo - Alt+Backspace; Ctrl+Z - Undo the last command.

View Menu Keyboard Shortcuts

• Brush Variance - F11 - Toggles the brush variance palette view.
• Full Screen Edit - Shift+A - Edits the current document using all available screen space
• Full Screen Preview - Ctrl+Shift+A – Shows the current image in a full screen view. To exit this mode, press the key.
• Grid - Ctrl+Alt+G - Toggles the grid view.
• Histogram - F7 – Toggles the histogram palette view.
• History - F3 – Toggles the history palette view.
• Layers - F8 – Toggles the layers palette view.
• Learning Center - F10 - Toggles the learning center view.
• Magnifier - Ctrl+Alt+M - Toggles the magnifier window.
• Materials - F6 - Toggles the materials palette view.
• Mixer - Shift+F6 - Toggles the mixer palette view.
• Organizer - Ctrl+B - Toggles the image organizer.
• Overview - F9 – Toggles the overview window view.
• Photo Tray - Ctrl+W – Toggles the photo tray.
• Rulers - Ctrl+Alt+R – Shows or hides the rulers.
• Script Output - Shift+F3 – Toggles the script output palette view.
• Snap To Grid - Ctrl+Shift+G - Snaps the cursor position to the grid.
• Snap To Guides - Shift+Alt+G - Snaps the cursor position to the guides.
• Tool Options - F4 – Toggles the tool options palette view.
• Zoom In – Num +
• Zoom Out – Num -
• Zoom to 100% - Ctrl+Alt+N - View the image at its actual size.